MIDAS 4, 192
Orbit data source: Space-Track
MIDAS 4, 192 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SSD (US) that was launched on Sat, 21 Oct 1961 UTC via an Atlas Agena B launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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MIDAS 4 details
| NORAD ID | 192 |
| COSPAR ID | |
| Orbit | Active |
| Last TLE update | 20 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | LMSC |
| Bus | Midas |
| Motor | Unknown |
| Mass | ~1,540 kg wet, 840 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Radar Cross Section | 9.3 m², Large (>1 m²) |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | 40.55941° |
| Longitude | 127.51478° |
| Altitude | 3,740.763 km |
| Speed | 6.245 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 15h 09m 05s |
| Apparent Declination | 17° 18' 16" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 22:34:36 |
| Azimuth | 296.922° NW |
| Elevation | -4.364° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 3,760.124 km |
| Perigee | 3,485.415 km |
| Semi-major axis | 10,000.907 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0137342 |
| Inclination | 95.8647° |
| RAAN | 78.4287° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 284.0603° |
| True anomaly | 76.0251° |
| Mean anomaly | 74.5017° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 75.26272° |
| Mean motion | 2.17012 °/min |
| BSTAR | -0.0079799 |
| Period | 165.89 mins |
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-07-26T12:45:38.792Z)
| Latitude | -0.00005° |
| Longitude | -57.68863° |
| Altitude | 3,592.099 km |
| Speed | 6.335 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 05h 13m 42s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
TLE from 20 hours ago
0 MIDAS 4
1 192U 61028A 24208.53169899 -.00000021 00000-0 -79799-2 0 9993
2 192 95.8647 78.4287 0137342 284.0603 74.5017 8.67771095988539Epoch: 2024-07-26T12:45Z
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Other satellites on launch #28 in the year 1961 (1961-10-21 UTC)
MIDAS 4 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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